Girdle or the like



Aug. 31, 1943. E MAHLER 2,328,385

GIRDLE OR THE` LIKE Filed Feb. l, 1941 A A i 3 l ,0R 111112,

Ethel lyavarhlexf,Philnaeipnrigs.,`1 fa,. 'Annee l @Fenner-y1; Ki941, serial my. 1 dem invention.:relatestoa 'netti `end"imprinted` elasticfgarmenmeuch, asa `gix'd'leorthe like.

The invention` includee any garment whichhas Whenever; refer miatgiraiegeithern ni ie-g Y l lscriptinn or in the clalrnsglinolnde anyfgarmet .which has: a girdle portion;4

Gneof: thee/objects of the invention elastic t two-way 1 stretch ,mater-1311', and 'to Econ- .sired qualities of Vrestraint and elasticity.; thus making 'it t unnecessary to `construct the` garment f l with semmterpanels which have one-way-r'stretch' y t ingdmerefmti-digetionxend also making tfunf'u necessary: to construntt-he' wgarment with any j tex-inl `Whose :restraint isz. mainly horizontal; lsaye is-)providedxwthe biasfcut vplz-nels whose elasticm v stnxetionfthese"bonesld not `.breaLlithelilxvies of' theV garment, whenF the Vwearer is standing 'orf` st- N l garment,`part of the representationthereof have" i ingzbeen omitte'din Aoider uto Showthe tion. otthegarmentinore clearly; "11

:Flgpzis `a rearA elevation oflthe garment, p'rtl" t of.V the "representation" thereof fhavingv been?, omitted, inorder to kshow theminterior )fonstruei ".mevgarmet @mists-1 generell-leef a {rent} Y iS to` substantially: the` entire! b'odyof the girdle of"Y 'lOl-fix-V l 'A of the, front banei ,which forcing `imma Ynfcfthe top edge-perdon anda at'fthe Therefmthe abovezdescriptmn ofthe. ngen ment,` @ppn-eg jtd the germana;portionstnerebfel@ en@- the v fThe lrear panel V2 ihasv the usuleleltie'ein-"i triangular area Zhi.A The stitches 22 connect the Vvedges of said cut-outy of panel 24, to the edges vided vat the side seams of the garment and also lin pocketswhich areA provided by supplemental strips 19a, which are sewed to the front panel by means of the 'stitches 8 and taf. All these re- .'Vsilient,r bone inserts. are provided in the.' liront `Bis longer than thejother inserts; y -BV extends` substantially to .,the' top edge of the garment. Ifheheight of each insert is less thanA yvhich correspond `to areas FandG.

Vvstitches.

of triangularv area :2 la.-

Reinforc'ing panel'sZil are connected to the areas L ofthe rear'panelwhich are defined by the *Y side seams 3, andthe stitches23 and 28. The A stitches 2S intersect the respective stitches 23 at the points 29. The areas M ofthe rear panel 2 4 i between the side seams 3, and the stitches loo,V

29 and 23,'areof single thickness.'l

Additional resilient bone inserts B'are pro` aszaees great as though this centralportion F were made f of non-stretchable material.

VThe level of the waist-line of the garment is defined by the reference letter W. y

The invention is not limited to the specic Y construction.

n ment.V YEach hose-supporter is vertically aligned 4 panel and at the side seams. The median insert.l I

Each insert theheight of the garment.v

f All'the reinforcing panels previouslymentioned i arepreferably provided4 at .the respectiverinnerV w walls'j'ofthefront panels] `andV 2. kAll the1` stitches Vpreviously mentioned areelastic stitches,

sd-,thatthe 'entire garment is horizontally and vertically elastic. z I y, n Y v l Y The fabric maybe of the'v well-knownrnetted typeykgwhich: has-main parallel elastic 'threads-l which :are connected byV much ShOrter'lateraI elastic or .non-elastic threads. lIfhis fabric isvdelsignatedyin the trade as powernet fabric.V

. Saidnmain.parallel threads areloca-ted horizon--v Ytally infpanels I, 2, 6 and'24, and in the .Said 'main elastic vthreads .arespa'rallelfto stitches' I 2 Aand 12|; in` thebias-cnt side panels 'le f andes.- Y @The inventionisV not limited to any particular type .of two-way stretchl material; This may be wovenvo'r knitted;V HoweverLthe main' restraint or elastic resistance to extension, is in the direcf Ytit/)noi 'the aforesaid parallel threads. *That vis,l while, all the fabricwhich isused inthe garment has twofway stretch,A thel resistance. to l extension is 'mainlyin the'horizontal direction; save in the biascutfside panels M and 25v in which the resistanceto extensionis diagonally onward. v V'Ihefrnain,parallel elastic threads of panels lli -V 'andV 25 make. an angle ofaboutw 120 with'weach other`V f a The drawingis snbstantiallytoscale, ref# j erence isfmadethereto for further detailsincluding thefangfularrelationsof the respective panels ciined main yarns or threads. When the gar-Y ment isV horizontally extended on the body 0f therv wearer, the up pull kof the bias-cut side panelsk This garment hastop downwardly tapered sideportions, each of which comprises an area D and an area vThe garment also has bottom upwardly tapered side-portions, each of which comprises an area AandV an area'lVi.v These side-pon.

tions are thinner than the directly-adjacent areas ,of the garment.' The thickest part ofthe garf ment is at area F. The hose-supportersn are f connected to the bottom side-portionsvof 'the garwith a reinforcing panel vvhichhas upwardly inmolds the body and produces' a very smooth t.

n t v*Numerous `changes `and omissions can be made fromV the` specificV embodiment illustrated herein,

`without departing from Athe spirit of the *inven-Y tion. The invention is not limited .to a garment which has seams Aat its side edges.l Asr denned v in the claims, theV invention.includes'component parts of the improved garment, and the invention is not necessarilylimitedtoj a garment'vvhich is made throughoutr of two-way stretch construe-.

tion.

Ii claim:

1'; A'grdle which has a front mainpanel and Y avrear lmain panel, said'main panels being madei ofmaterial which is elasticandi-resistantv to ex-n tension in a horizontalldirection and. whose re# y sistance to vertical extensionexceeds'its resistance; to horizontal extension, saidfmain 'panels having v; reinforcing panels `which are made of said material sewed thereto at selected reinforced areas ofsaid main panels in order to increase the resistanceito horizontal extensionof said Aselected yreinforced areas, said'main iront panel having such'a reinforced side-area at each vertical side-edge thereof, said reinforcedside-area beingY located vertically f between. vertically super- ,poseditopvand bottomxside-areasiof said front /The same elastic materialficaniftherefore.'be

used throughontain making lthe garment, save d that some .of the' "reinforcingjpanels, namely, the

side reinforcing panelsld andY Ziigare cutron the v bias. The garment isvery'thin throughout, even where Vthe reini'orc'ement is applied, due to this` construction. Likewise, -thesingle-thickness portions .of the garment at its top and bottom have the same eieotasgoresgand this lc*onstraction is superiorto the'useof gores, since .the improved main-panel,v vsaid reinforced side-area :having greater resistance to horizontal extension thanV said top side-,area and said bottom side-area.'

said iront main panel having vertically supere posed median areas intermediate said side-areas, the median area Which'is vertically intermediate the top median area and the bottom median area being the abdominal portion of said frontmain panel, said vertically;,intermediate medianl area being thus reinforced 'and having greater rresist,-

ance to horizontal extension than the top median area and the bottom median area, said vertically intermediate median area beingv horizontally alinedwith said reinforced side-areas.

2. A girdle according to claim 1-, in' which the reary main panel has such a reinforced side-area at each side edge thereof, the' respective reinr l `forced side-areas. of the respectiveV main panels being inV horizontal; registration; f

3. A girdle accordingto claim 1 in'which said; y abdominal portion has. sufficientv reinforcementV vto make said abdominal,V portion substantiallyV ,Anon-extensible in a'horizontal. direction. v 4. A' girdleaccording ,to claim 1 in whichthe f rear main vpanel :also hasl verticallysuperposed f side-areas at its respective vertical` sides, eachV side-areaofithe kfront main panel being in hori' zontal` registrationfwith a side-area Vof the Vrear main panel of substantially the same respective resistance to horizontal extension.

5; A girdle according to claim 1 in which the rear mainpanel also has vertically superposed side-areas at its respective vertical sidesfeach side-area of the front main panel abutting and being in horizontal registration'with a side-area of the rear main panel of substantially the same respective `resistance to horizontal extension,

,each top side-area having substantially the shape of `a triangle, `each triangle having two sides which coincide respectively with the top"iedge and"with the vertical side-edge of the respective main panel. y

6. A girdle according to claim 1 in whichthe rear main panel also has vertically superposed 7. A girdle which has one-piece front main panel `which is made of material which islelastic and resistantto extension in a horizontal direction and whose resistance to vertical extension exceeds its resistance to horizontal extension, said front panel having reinforcing panels which are made of said materialsewed thereto at se- 4lected reinforced areas of said front panel in orderv to increase the resistance to horizontal `extensionoffsaid selected reinforcing areas, said front panelhaving vertically superposed sideareas at each side thereof and also having vertically superposed medianv areas which arelocated `horizontally intermediate said side-areas, the

"top and bottom side-areas being reinforced, the

` side-area which is vertically` intermediate said side-areas atyitsrespective vertical sides, each p' side-area of the from; main panel abutting and being in horizontal registration with a side-area of the rear main panel ofsubstantially the same respective resistance Ato horizontal extension,

` "each top side-area having substantially the shape i of a triangle, each triangle having "two sides which coincide respectively with the top edge and i with the vertical side-edge of the respective main top and bottom side-areas having a single' rein-` forcing panel, said reinforcing side-area extending above and below the abdominal portion of said front panel, 'the top median area and the bottom median area each having a single reinforcing panel, the intermediate median area substantially comprising the abdominal portion of panel, said rear main panel having such'a reini `forced median rea between said side-areas of said rear main panel, the reinforcingxpanel of said reinforced median area'having a downwardly tapered cut-out at its top edge, said last-men# i f tioned reinforcing panel extending substantially from the top edge of said rear main panel to the bottom edge thereof. y y y said front panel and having al plurality of reinforcingpanels connected thereto.

8. A garment accordingto claim '7, in which each top side-area has the shape of a triangle,

two of the edges of said triangle coinciding re-` spectively substantially with the top edge of said front panel and with the respective Vertical side edge of said fronty panel.

Es'rima MAKLER. 

